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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- davemm74@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr.Miller Daniel "
Reply-To: davemm74@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 08:51:53 +0800
Subject: COMPENSATION FUNDS
My Dear,
It is my pleasure to let you know about my success in getting those fund
transferred under the cooperation of a new Partner from france. I
didn't forget your past efforts to assist me in transferring those
funds.
Now contact my secretary Emma David email( davemm74@gmail.com )
for release of your compensation funds value of $2.8Million forward below details
to him such as Full name Home address direct phone
Let me know immediately you receive it for us to share the joy. I am
very busy here with investment projects which I am having at hand, finally, I left instruction to the secretary on your behalf, so feel free to get in touch with him.
Best regards,
Dr.Miller Daniel
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